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Patientscwhocarecallergicctocpenicillincmaycalsocbechypersensitivectocwhichcdrugs?
a.cTetracyclines
b.cSulfonamides
c.cCephalosporins
d.cImipenem-cilastatinc-canswerC.
Acpatientchascbeencprescribedcactetracycline.cWhatcimportantcinformationcshouldcthecnurs
ectellcthecpatientcaboutctakingcthiscmedication?
a.cAcidiccfoods,csuchcasccitruscfruitcjuices,chelpctocenhancecabsorption.
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b.cMilkcandccheesecproductscresultcincdecreasedclevelscofctetracycline.
c.cAntacidsctakencwithcthecmedicationchelpctocreducecgastrointestinalcdistress.
d.cThecmedicationcshouldcbectakencwithchigh-fibrecfoodsctocpreventcconstipation.c-
answerB.c
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dairycproductscdecreaseclevelscofctetracycline
Whichcdrugcmaycresultcincancinteractioncifctakencwithcpenicillin?
a.cAntacids
b.cacetaminophenc(Tylenol®)
c.cdigoxinc(Lanoxin®)
d.cNonsteroidalcanti-inflammatorycdrugsc(NSAIDs)c-canswerD.
Acpatientctakingcancantibioticcsuddenlycdevelopschives.cThechivescarecancexamplecofcwhichc
reactions?
a.cAcdesiredcreaction
b.cAncallergiccreaction
c.cAncidiosyncraticcreaction
d.cAncunpredictablecreactionc-canswerB.
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Acpatientciscadmittedcwithcacfevercofc39°Ccofcunknowncorigin.cThecassessmentcrevealscbilat
eralccracklescandcacproductiveccough.cThecphysicianchascorderedcsputumcandcbloodccultur
escandcthecadministrationcofcampicillinc500cmgcintravenouscstatcandcthenceveryc6chours.c
Whichcisctheccorrectcsequencecforcthecnursectocfollowctoccompletecthesecorders?
a.cBloodcculture,campicillincdose,csputumcculture
b.cSputumcculture,campicillincdose,cbloodcculture
c.cAmpicillincdose,cbloodcandcsputumccultures
d.cBloodcandcsputumccultures,campicillincdosec-canswerD.
Duringcantibioticctherapy,cacsignificantcdrugcinteractioncmaycoccurcwithcwhichcdrugcgroup
?
a.cAnticoagulants
b.cEstrogen-containingccontraceptives
c.cAntihypertensives
d.cAntihistaminesc-canswerB.c
Effectivenesscofcoralccontraceptivescmaycbecdecreasedcwithccertaincantibiotics.
Acpatientcwithcancinfectionciscbeingcbycmonitoredcbycthecnursecforctherapeuticcresultscofcan
tibioticctherapy.cWhichclaboratorycvaluecindicatesctheceffectivenesscofcthisctherapy?
a.cIncreasedcredcbloodccellc(RBC)ccount
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b.cIncreasedcwhitecbloodccellc(WBC)ccount
c.cDecreasedcWBCccount
d.cDecreasedcplateletccountc-canswerC.c
AcdecreasedcWBCccountciscancindicationcofcthecreductioncofcinfectioncandcthectherapeuticce
ffectcofcantibioticctherapy.
Howcarecthecfourcgenerationscofccephalosporinscdifferentiated?
a.cBycvaryingclevelscofctoxicity
b.cBycadverse-effectcprofiles
c.cBycβ-lactamcresistance
d.cBycantimicrobialcactivityc-canswerD.cBycantimicrobialcactivity...
Dependingconcthecgeneration,cthesecdrugscmaycbecactivecagainstcgram-positive,cgram-
negative,corcanaerobiccbacteria.
Acpatientchascreceivedcancantibioticctoctakecforc1cweekcbeforecplannedcoralcsurgery.cThiscisc
ancexamplecofcwhatctypecofctherapy?
a.cEmpiricalctherapy
b.cProphylacticctherapy
c.cBactericidalctherapy
PNM FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025 /PNM FI
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NAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS EXA
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M COMPLETE ALL QUESTIONS AND COR
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RECT ANSWERS WITH ANSWERS
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Patientscwhocarecallergicctocpenicillincmaycalsocbechypersensitivectocwhichcdrugs?
a.cTetracyclines
b.cSulfonamides
c.cCephalosporins
d.cImipenem-cilastatinc-canswerC.
Acpatientchascbeencprescribedcactetracycline.cWhatcimportantcinformationcshouldcthecnurs
ectellcthecpatientcaboutctakingcthiscmedication?
a.cAcidiccfoods,csuchcasccitruscfruitcjuices,chelpctocenhancecabsorption.
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b.cMilkcandccheesecproductscresultcincdecreasedclevelscofctetracycline.
c.cAntacidsctakencwithcthecmedicationchelpctocreducecgastrointestinalcdistress.
d.cThecmedicationcshouldcbectakencwithchigh-fibrecfoodsctocpreventcconstipation.c-
answerB.c
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dairycproductscdecreaseclevelscofctetracycline
Whichcdrugcmaycresultcincancinteractioncifctakencwithcpenicillin?
a.cAntacids
b.cacetaminophenc(Tylenol®)
c.cdigoxinc(Lanoxin®)
d.cNonsteroidalcanti-inflammatorycdrugsc(NSAIDs)c-canswerD.
Acpatientctakingcancantibioticcsuddenlycdevelopschives.cThechivescarecancexamplecofcwhichc
reactions?
a.cAcdesiredcreaction
b.cAncallergiccreaction
c.cAncidiosyncraticcreaction
d.cAncunpredictablecreactionc-canswerB.
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Acpatientciscadmittedcwithcacfevercofc39°Ccofcunknowncorigin.cThecassessmentcrevealscbilat
eralccracklescandcacproductiveccough.cThecphysicianchascorderedcsputumcandcbloodccultur
escandcthecadministrationcofcampicillinc500cmgcintravenouscstatcandcthenceveryc6chours.c
Whichcisctheccorrectcsequencecforcthecnursectocfollowctoccompletecthesecorders?
a.cBloodcculture,campicillincdose,csputumcculture
b.cSputumcculture,campicillincdose,cbloodcculture
c.cAmpicillincdose,cbloodcandcsputumccultures
d.cBloodcandcsputumccultures,campicillincdosec-canswerD.
Duringcantibioticctherapy,cacsignificantcdrugcinteractioncmaycoccurcwithcwhichcdrugcgroup
?
a.cAnticoagulants
b.cEstrogen-containingccontraceptives
c.cAntihypertensives
d.cAntihistaminesc-canswerB.c
Effectivenesscofcoralccontraceptivescmaycbecdecreasedcwithccertaincantibiotics.
Acpatientcwithcancinfectionciscbeingcbycmonitoredcbycthecnursecforctherapeuticcresultscofcan
tibioticctherapy.cWhichclaboratorycvaluecindicatesctheceffectivenesscofcthisctherapy?
a.cIncreasedcredcbloodccellc(RBC)ccount
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b.cIncreasedcwhitecbloodccellc(WBC)ccount
c.cDecreasedcWBCccount
d.cDecreasedcplateletccountc-canswerC.c
AcdecreasedcWBCccountciscancindicationcofcthecreductioncofcinfectioncandcthectherapeuticce
ffectcofcantibioticctherapy.
Howcarecthecfourcgenerationscofccephalosporinscdifferentiated?
a.cBycvaryingclevelscofctoxicity
b.cBycadverse-effectcprofiles
c.cBycβ-lactamcresistance
d.cBycantimicrobialcactivityc-canswerD.cBycantimicrobialcactivity...
Dependingconcthecgeneration,cthesecdrugscmaycbecactivecagainstcgram-positive,cgram-
negative,corcanaerobiccbacteria.
Acpatientchascreceivedcancantibioticctoctakecforc1cweekcbeforecplannedcoralcsurgery.cThiscisc
ancexamplecofcwhatctypecofctherapy?
a.cEmpiricalctherapy
b.cProphylacticctherapy
c.cBactericidalctherapy
